“No. It’s not in the cards. He’s got a no-trade clause and we would love for him to retire a Maverick. … He’s a Mav for life.”

The only way Dirk is going to be moved is if he asked to be moved, and he’s not really the kind of guy who does that. Besides, playing next to Dirk is the one draw in free agency and trades that the Mavs have to convince whomever that they can contend in Dallas quickly.

“It was tough. We thought we had a good chance. … It was a tough decision (for him) and a close call. I can’t tell you at the end of the day what the main reason was. Maybe it was the excitement of a new city or arena.

“Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Listen, that happens in sports, in business, in life. You’ve got to pick yourself back up and get back at it. Which we immediately started doing.”

“When you make these decisions, a lot goes into it and everyone is different. With Stevie we had a nice presentation but he wanted to be close to his family while making a run for the roses. Three years was something that was important to him and at his age it was a heck of a deal for him.”

Like I said before, Dallas did the right thing and they are still better for having done it then settling to be mediocre.

I think the Mavs should start a rebuilding process. Marion, Vince Carter, Dirk…they are all getting old. With Kidd and Jason Terry leaving…who is going to step up? JJ Barea? Oh yea he went to the Wolves last year…hmmm

Yea, I think the Mavs messed up by blowing up the championship team, BUT at least they didnt compound that mistake by giving horrible contract just to get any big name guy. Lot of G.M and teams would just have thrown bad contracts at role players just to “save face”, and the Mavs havent done that.

This is bad for everybody. Dirk deserves to be on a contending team and Dallas needs to rebuild. Dirk still has enough in the tank for the Mavs to be able to get several nice assets in return. DALLAS will regret holding on to him two years from now.

I need to start a “Save Dirk” campaign. I’m a diehard Mavs fan, but man do I feel for me, he’s given everything he’s had and more. Until he won this championship people on the outside were all over him, I wish him nothing but the best because as a Mavs fan he’s given us a fantastic ride